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I mean, /r/watchpeopledie was active for nearly a decade and never had legal issues.. I'm not sure this is enforced in any meaningful way.

• Taniwha 7y ago
  That doesn't make it legal, or even morally right - people who want to watch this shit are sick fuckers
  • asdf21 7y ago
    Wow, that's an incredibly judgey and myopic perspective. And wrong, I believe. I've personally watched a decent amount of gory stuff just because I like to understand the world I live in better. Do you think people who watch violent R rated movies are sick fucks too?
    • dredds 7y ago
      There's a difference between watching fatal car accidents or faked scenes in movies as opposed to live criminal acts of violence on real people, but there are certainly grey areas too. Who hasn't seen people jumping from the World Trade Center fires? We're drawn to, and learn from, the plight of others, but there are also legal standards to protect real people who are being filmed while being criminally abused, rather than just acting the part in a video portrayal of such.